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December 2017

The CDC’s Word Ban Is Only Kinda Scary

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Queer Disbelief, a book Hemant edited, is now out! Go pick up a copy!

Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— Did the CDC really ban words like “science-based” and “transgender”? (1:21)

— An Oregon atheist threatened to sue over a religious street banner, but he has no case. (5:42)

— An Australian politician plans to defend Christianity against mockery. (9:49)

Ivanka Trump wishes everyone “Happy Holidays!” (16:45)

— It doesn’t matter that the BBC’s Head of Religious Programming is an atheist. (17:45)

— OKCupid says liking Donald Trump is a dealbreaker for users. (21:26)

— Democratic men are more likely to be feminist than Republican women. (23:50)

— A Milwaukee priest came out as gay, everyone celebrated it, but it’s still heartbreaking. (30:57)

Cardinal Law is dead. (38:11)

— “Feminism” is Mirriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. (41:37)

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Congratulations, Senator Not Roy Moore!

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

Doug Jones won the Senate race in Alabama! That means Roy Moore can ride Sassy horribly into the sunset. (1:47)

— Roy Moore’s spokesman doesn’t understand we’re not a theocracy. (11:30)

— Kentucky pastor and State Rep. Dan Johnson killed himself after his lies were exposed by investigative journalists. (21:45)

— Why the Catholic Church covered up the death of Irene Garza. (30:35)

— Liberty Counsel’s “Naughty and Nice” list is more sinister than you think. (34:05)

— What the heck just happened in Israel? (38:21)

Donald Trump just ruined Christmas in Jesus’ hometown. (41:49)

— The Johnson Amendment repeal won’t be in the GOP’s tax scam bill. (43:30)

— The Mormon Church was teaching a lot of lies about homosexuality in 1981. (49:33)

Christianity was the big loser in Alabama’s election. (58:10)

— How to tell your kids about Santa without lying to them. (1:04:24)

— Satanists want $35,000 from a Minnesota town for a monument they built but couldn’t use. (1:07:44)

— The CDC is banning words like “science” and “evidence” from budget documents. (1:14:14)

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Jesus and the Wedding Cake of Bigotry

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Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

— The Supreme Court heard the case of an anti-gay Christian baker. (1:13)

Roy Moore only has one issue on his platform: Abortion. Should Democrats have run an anti-abortion candidate? (10:40)

Pat Robertson told a woman collecting unemployment checks that she needs to keep tithing if she wants to find a job. (27:50)

Kim Davis will be challenged for her county clerk seat by a gay man whose marriage license she once denied. (29:43)

— The Pope may change the Lord’s Prayer. (32:10)

— A GOP-appointed Florida commission may put church/state separation on the 2018 ballot. (35:04)

— Why would Mike Pence stick with Donald Trump? Because it’s part of God’s Plan for him. (40:48)

Ravi Zacharias, whose falsified his credentials for years, blames you for his lies. (48:29)

— A former priest was finally convicted of a murder that happened 50 years ago. (56:44)

— Jessica unleashes an epic rant brought about by the question: Is hugging still okay? (58:09)

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